# US 10,501,020 B1 · Vehicle multi-function storage solution

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- Number: US 10,501,020 B1
- Document ID: US10501020B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/985,784
- Filed: 2018-05-22
- Published: 2019-11-28
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2018-05-22
- Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Inventors: Alfonso Hickman guevara; Luis Jesus Chavela guerra; Luis Olmos gonzalez; Cuauhtemoc Quiroz; David Mercado
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501020B1

## CPC

- B60R 7/04: in driver or passenger space {, e.g. using racks (B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence)}
- B60N 3/102: {storable or foldable in a non-use position}
- B60R 7/087: {for stowing money or valuables, e.g. using safes}
- B60R 2011/0007: {Mid-console}
- B60R 2011/0085: {with adjustment by rotation in their operational position}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A storage solution for a vehicle includes a rotatable body that has a plurality of faces. The storage solution for a vehicle also includes a dowel that defines a rotation axis. The dowel is coupled to opposing faces of the rotatable body. One or more storage features are deployable from each face of the rotatable body that is free of engagement with the dowel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A storage solution for a vehicle, comprising:
a housing that comprises an actuatable closeout panel;
a rotatable body positioned within the housing, the rotatable body having a plurality of faces;
a dowel defining a rotation axis and coupled to opposing faces of the rotatable body, wherein the actuatable closeout panel of the housing pivots about a fixed axis when the rotatable body is rotated about the dowel; and
one or more storage features that are deployable from each face of the rotatable body that is free of direct engagement with the dowel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The storage solution for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the rotatable body occupies the same horizontal and vertical coordinates within the vehicle independent of which face is presented to a user.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The storage solution for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the housing is a floor console of the vehicle.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The storage solution for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein a stowed position of the one or more storage features results in the one or more storage features occupying the same coordinates as the dowel in one of a horizontal plane and a vertical plane while the one or more storage features occupy different coordinates from the dowel in the other of the horizontal plane and the vertical plane.

### Claim 5

A storage solution for a vehicle, comprising:
a housing comprising an actuatable closeout panel;
a rotatable body that is generally cube-shaped and has a plurality of faces, the rotatable body being positioned within the housing;
a dowel defining a rotation axis and coupled to opposing faces of the rotatable body, wherein the actuatable closeout panel pivots about a fixed axis when the rotatable body is rotated about the dowel; and
one or more storage features that are deployable from each face of the rotatable body that is free of direct engagement with the dowel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The storage solution for a vehicle of claim 5, wherein the rotatable body occupies the same horizontal and vertical coordinates within the vehicle independent of which face is presented to a user.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The storage solution for a vehicle of claim 5, wherein the housing is a floor console of the vehicle.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The storage solution for a vehicle of claim 5, wherein a stowed position of the one or more storage features results in the one or more storage features occupying the same coordinates as the dowel in one of a horizontal plane and a vertical plane while the one or more storage features occupy different coordinates from the dowel in the other of the horizontal plane and the vertical plane.

### Claim 9

A storage solution for a vehicle, comprising:
a housing comprising an actuatable closeout panel;
a rotatable body having a plurality of faces, the rotatable body being positioned within the housing;
a dowel defining a rotation axis and coupled to opposing faces of the rotatable body, wherein the actuatable closeout panel pivots about a fixed axis when the rotatable body is rotated about the dowel; and
one or more storage features that are radially deployable from each face of the rotatable body that is free of direct engagement with the dowel.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The storage solution for a vehicle of claim 9, wherein the rotatable body occupies the same horizontal and vertical coordinates within the vehicle independent of which face is presented to a user.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The storage solution for a vehicle of claim 9, wherein the housing is a floor console of the vehicle.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The storage solution for a vehicle of claim 9, wherein a stowed position of the one or more storage features results in the one or more storage features occupying the same coordinates as the dowel in one of a horizontal plane and a vertical plane while the one or more storage features occupy different coordinates from the dowel in the other of the horizontal plane and the vertical plane.